Tag Archives: Paul T. Riddle

Audio: Artimus Pyle – Where My Style Comes From (1982)

Posted on August 8, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: I don’t have much to add to my written introduction to Artimus Pyle’s Modern Drummer interview in April 1983 – which is available here. Paul T. Riddle as co-interviewer was great. His friendship and history with Artimus were … Continue reading →

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Artimus Pyle: Copying Other Drummers’ Licks is the Hardest

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: In this excerpt from Artimus Pyle’s June 23, 1982 interview for Modern Drummer, Artimus talks about how hard it was having to learn Bob Burns‘s Lynyrd Skynyrd drum parts note for note. But it was also helpful. The … Continue reading →

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Artimus Pyle – How He Got the Lynyrd Skynyrd Gig (1982) 

Posted on April 30, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: In this second excerpt from Artimus Pyle’s June 23, 1982 interview for Modern Drummer, Artimus and Paul T. Riddle tell how, around 1972-1973, Artimus – with help from Marshall Tucker Band members, Charlie Daniels, and others who believed … Continue reading →

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Artimus Pyle: My Role As a Drummer (1982)

Posted on March 18, 2017 by Scott K Fish

SKF NOTE: June 23, 1982. Artimus Pyle, no longer with Lynyrd Skynyrd, was on tour fronting his own Artimus Pyle Band. Our mutual friend, Paul T. Riddle, arranged for an afternoon meeting where we all sat, talked, and taped our conversation. … Continue reading →

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Joe Henderson: A Song Intro that Tricks Your Ears

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Scott K Fish

SKF: Joe Henderson’s A Shade of Jade is a track to add to the growing list of songs that trick the ears. DrumForum.org has popular, periodic threads on songs from many styles of music that trick our ears. The Doobie … Continue reading →

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